San Alfonso del Mar, sometimes spelled "San Alphonso del Mar", is a private resort in

Algarrobo, Chile Algarrobo () is a Chilean city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. Located on the country's central coast, it is a popular summer resort for the population of Santiago. It is an upscale community near El Quisco and Valparaís ...

, about west of

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Facilities

* 1,200 second home units. * Sub-Acqua Café Aquarium, located on the edge of the artificial lagoon. * Beach Club, consisting of a gym, spa, shop, kiosk-bar, outdoor jacuzzis, and a heated swimming pool covered by a glass pyramid. * Nightclub, an underground building on the side of a hill with a sunken dance floor, bar, and DJ. * Fragata Building, a pyramid-shaped building with 141 apartments. * Bitácora Building, with a total of 60 apartments.

Artificial lagoon

The resort has one of the world's largest swimming pools. At the time of its completion in 2006, it was in the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest pool in the world by area. The pool is long, covering , containing some of seawater, with a maximum depth of . The water is pumped from the adjacent

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, then

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and treated. Access to the pool is limited to resort residents only. Crystal Lagoons, a company created by Fernando Fischmann in addition to Inmobiliaria El Plomo and the lead architects Marques + Garcés & Asociados Arquitectos, developed the lagoon.

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